cyril_kearney - 4:19 pm on Nov 25, 2003 (gmt 0)

BlueSky says:
"If individuals cannot sue, then who will enforce this? Our government? No way, they don't have the manpower to go after all the spammers."

Spammers have an Achilles Heel and it is the only way to go after them. They can only exist as long as Credit Card companies allow payments to be made through them. All Credit Card companies in the US are Federally regulated. Just as regulators go after Terrorist and Drug Dealers they must go after the spammers. The laws against using banks as part of a fraud already exist. Only the will to enforce them is missing.

The Credit Card companies are a powerful lobby and major spammers, that is why politicans are much more willing to pass meaningless bills. The laws won't stop the big bad guys but will stop the local merchant from looking for new business in his area,